Il Ngwesi community supplements its herding income with tourist dollars gained from this award-winning ecolodge. The divine open-fronted thatched cottages here boast views over the dramatic escarpment, and at night the beds in some rooms can be pulled out onto the private ‘terraces’, allowing you to snooze under the Milky Way. Profits go straight to the Maasai community.
Il Ngwesi Eco Lodge
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